#14 |
OLE MISS
rebels
(39-26, 15-15)
final 2008 ranking: 28 |
Ole Miss was a preseason top ten selection to start
2008, but the prognostication proved to be overzealous
as the Rebels slowly tumbled out of the rankings entirely
before making a final cameo reentry to close the season.
The pitching staff was a strength for the Rebels last
year and should once again be Mississippi’s ticket
to the post season. Lance Lynn has gone pro, but enough
experienced arms are still on campus to challenge opposition.
Scott Biddle (7-1, 1.78, 130 K in 70.2) had such mind-boggling
strikeout statistics that one couldn’t help but
double and even triple check their validity. Also watch
for redshirt sophomore Jake Morgan (5-0, 3.70) to compile
some pretty impressive numbers himself as he develops.
The departure of Cody Overbeck is a substantial hurdle
for the offense, but with outfielders Logan Power (.329,
9, 51) and Jordan Henry (.292, 1, 24) still in Oxford,
there is still plenty of punch in the Rebel roster.
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